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Man charged after stolen vehicle tracked down near Cochrane

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Cochrane, Alta., RCMP have laid charges against Siksika man after a vehicle was reported stolen from Calgary.

On Aug. 15 at around 10:30 a.m., police said they received a call of a stolen car. Later, a second report came in for a vehicle being driven erratically in a rural area near Cochrane. The vehicle matched the description of the stolen vehicle, police said.

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RCMP tracked the vehicle with the assistance of OnStar and pulled over the vehicle. The driver was arrested at the scene.

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Const. Kary Moore said a vehicle attempted to back into the officers during the incident. However, no officers were injured she said.

Darcy Redcrow, 43, has been charged with 13 offences including assault on a police officer, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and several other offences.

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